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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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